Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Japanese artistes bring Odissi dance to life
Japanese dancers Yukie Sato, Yukako Mase, and Fuyumi Narita performed a beautiful Odissi dance.
They learned this traditional Indian dance from famous teachers in Odisha.
Their performance included different parts like a prayer dance, a dance about a goddess, and a dance about a god.
They also danced about a woman missing her lover and a dance about finding peace and happiness.
The event was special and had a guest from Brazil.
The dancers wore colorful clothes and danced to music, telling stories through their movements.
Japanese artistes Yukie Sato, Yukako Mase, and Fuyumi Narita performed an Odissi dance recital.
They were trained by renowned gurus Ratikant and Sujata Mohapatra in Odisha.
The performance included various items like Mangalacharan, Batu Nritya, Megh Pallavi, and a rendition of Jayadeva’s sixth Ashtapadi.
Yukie Sato founded the Yukie Indian Dance Company “Sampatti” to share Indian classical arts in Japan.
The evening concluded with a performance expressing the soul’s aspiration for moksha, accompanied by a universal prayer.
- Who
- Japanese artistes Yukie Sato, Yukako Mase, and Fuyumi Narita
- What
- Performed an Odissi dance recital
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Not specified
- Why
- To share the grace of Indian classical arts abroad
- Artistes
- Yukie Sato, Yukako Mase, Fuyumi Narita
- Dance Form
- Odissi
- Gurus
- Ratikant and Sujata Mohapatra
- Location
- Odisha, India
- Company
- Yukie Indian Dance Company “Sampatti”
- Chief Guest
- Dr. Thaisa Martins